Daily Themed Crossword March 3, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the March 3, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
March 3, 2018 — All 61 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | "Life of Pi" director Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "___ I would do such a thing!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Dolphins' home | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Unwell | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Airborne signal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | A sudden twinge as for hunger | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Chapel bench | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | River flowing through Hamburg | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Puts on as clothes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | A completed course of action to be put into motion: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #11 | Overweight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | God of love | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "Sweeney ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | ___ Carter famed actress from "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" and "Gimme a Break!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | American pale ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "If you ask me" in text speak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Black-tie affair | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Organization for Chicago Bulls and L.A Lakers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Non-verbal assent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Actor who played Fred "Fifi" Macaffee in the 1979 film "Mad Max": 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #21 | Neighbor of California and Washington for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Banshee's cry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Falls behind | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Surgical beam | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Room measure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Tied as a football match | Show answer | 9 | |
| #27 | Muppets chimp ___ Minella | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Rainbow shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Avicii and David Guetta's music genre: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Billy ___ Williams "Star Wars" actor who played Lando Calrissian | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | 21st-century year | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ Facto | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | In stitches | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Paris airport that is an alternative to de Gaulle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Director whose birthday it is today who directed the 1979 film "Mad Max": 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #36 | Wedding band | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | "Are you saying ___ blame?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Bollywood garment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | "A Nightmare on ___ Street" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Leatherworker's punch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Conclude | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Tippler for short | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Tuna | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Get under one umbrella so to speak | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | ___ Millions | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Actor who played the lead character "Mad" Max Rockatansky in the 1979 film "Mad Max": 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #47 | Sized up | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Timely benefit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Ocular affliction | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Bird's-___ view | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Soup cooker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Place for a pupil | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Cleanse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Brown greenery? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Request to get away from an island? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Some appliances for short: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Sauce at a sushi bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Record in a way | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Commercials for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Table for ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Breyers alternative | Show answer | 4 |
How the March 3, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 3, 2018, a Saturday. It contains 61 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GEORGEMILLER at 12 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 6 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2018 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
March 3, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the March 3, 2018 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 61 clues with answers from 3 to 12 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
Keep the streak going
The 2018 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 61 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the March 3, 2018 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
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How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.